khiêu dâm
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 挑 (“to provoke”) and 淫 (“lewd”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəw˧˧ zəm˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ jəm˧˧] ~ [xiw˧˧ jəm˧˧]
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Verb
khiêu dâm
- to be sexually provocative; to be pornographic; to be sexy; to be obscene